Georgia News Digest 01-13-07
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1. Georgian companies announce investment plans in S. Ossetia
2. De-facto South Ossetian authorities to take revenge on Georgian Police
3. UN do its best to facilitate stability in Georgia-Abkhazia area-SR
4. Abkhaz parliament passes bill on death penalty moratorium
5. Skirmishes In Caucasus Affect Russian Peacekeepers: Armed clashes aggravated the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict
6. Irakli Alasania on some of the statements by Vitaly Churkin
7. Bagapsh: Anti-Terrorist Squad to Confront ‘Georgian Gangs’
8. Abkhazia Plans to Set Up Constitutional Court
9. Abkhaz Official, UN Envoy Discuss Conflict Resolution
10. Abkhazia: “Spiral of Tension” Continues
11. Criminal Export From Tbilisi: The Georgian authorities use the underworld to destabilize Abkhazia
12. Abkhazia Journal: One More Death
13. OSCE: Incoming Chairman Hopes To Smooth Over Divisions [excerpt]
14. Friday Interview: Shalva Pichkhadze on NATO Integration
15. Preferential Credit for Disadvantageous Tariff’s Sake
16. No Radical Changes Envisioned In Turkmenistan’s Foreign Policy [excerpt]
17. Russia Reminded Of Its Reputation [excerpt]
18. Russia remains Georgia key trade partner in 2006 despite exports cut
19. In 2006 Georgian President was on the second place in the list of the most negative politicians
20. Georgian court grants bail to Ukrainian crew
21. Radio Interview With State Duma Vice Speaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky [Excerpt]
22. Chairman Of Federation Council Hopes For Continuation Of Meetings Of Parliamentary Caucasian Four In New Year
23. Azerbaijan, Georgia Close to Finalize Deal on Railway Project
24. Despite US position Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku railway will be constructed
25. Georgian And Azerbaijan Ministers Discuss Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Kars Railway Project
26. Azerbaijan to lend loan for Georgia on railway project at 1% annual interest rate
27. Azeri, Georgian Officials Discuss Railway Project
28. Saakashvili to lead country for three terms?
29. Saakashvili pursues dialogue with opposition
30. Confusion about hospital privatisation
31. Reducing Power: President signs constitutional amendments
32. Back to Business: An Eventful First Week of 2007
33. Political Maneuvering Journal: Sorry to interrupt your hangover but there’s a new opposition union
34. Budgetary Turmoil: Annual Spending Plan Finally Approved
35. A New Vision of Old Pain:Governmental commission presents draft addressing the problems facing IDPs
36. Georgian MP quits opposition group
37. MP Quits Opposition Faction
38. Zourabichvili: New Constitution Not a Priority
39. Republicans Say New Constitution Proposal ‘Political Maneuver’
40. Georgia Begins Participation in the IMF’s General Data Dissemination System
41. Fishing permitted in protected area?
42. Traffic on several sections of highways still restricted
43. Officials of Financial Police of Tbilisi detain entrepreneurs for tax evasion
44. Creation of free economic zone in Poti sparks debates
45. Legal Notebook: Tenth Case lost in Strasbourg
46. Reverse Brain-Drain Journal: Emergency Services in Georgia to Be Modernized
47. Gamsakhurdia’s followers accuse Rustavi 2 of misinformation
48. Please, Help Them to Live and Believe!
49. Deeds without Fanfare – American Friends of Georgia
50. Chairman of Turkish airports holdings views investments in Georgia
51. New wine company is launched in Georgia
52. Most trusted Georgian company
53. Bean Counting Journal: NBG Sums Up
54. Charity Notebook: How to solve the problem of homeless kids
55. CD DJs, Drunk Audiences, and Perfect Summer Weather: It’s Just Georgia
56. Ski Bum
57. Lift Lines in Bakuriani: Or, how I learned to overcome my liberal guilt and hate the chaos of the downtrodden
58. Pimp My Crib Journal: A New Reality Show Hits Rustavi2
59. Film Notes: Sunny Night Colors from Another Georgia

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Jonathan Kulick, Ph.D., Director of Studies, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, 3a Chitadze, Tbilisi 0108, Georgia (Republic), jonathan.kulick@gfsis.org, office: +995 32 47 35 55, mobile: +995 95 33 33 40, USA voicemail: 310.928.6814